This memo is intended to serve as the initial
charge letter to the PTS Committee for the 2010-2011 academic year.

In an effort to better orient new committee
members and to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness
of committee work, the Senate Executive Committee (SEC) is incorporating
the following ideas.

The SEC will be holding a meeting of conveners
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 1stin 327 Graff Main Hall. Please plan on attending this
meeting if possible. If you are unable to attend, please
send another representative from your committee. An agenda will
follow.

The SEC will be holding a meeting of Chairs
during the week before classes in January. The purpose
of this meeting will be for committee chairs to report on progress
on charges to date and discuss any problems committees may be
experiencing.

Per Faculty Senate Bylaw II. (s): “Each
faculty committee shall hold an organizational meeting and report
the name of the chairperson to the senate office by October 1.
(Joint Chairpersons are not permitted.)”

Therefore, as the convener of the PTS Committee,
please arrange, as soon as feasible, an organizational meeting.
In addition to a chairperson, please also elect a secretary.

Primary responsibilities of the chairperson
include:

·
promptly informing the Senate office (5-8018) the
results of the election of officers and any changes in committee
membership.*

·
organizing and conducting meetings.

·
completing a year end report on the PTS Committee
activities to be submitted to the Senate Office no later than May
31, 2011.

*The committee chairperson should carefully
review Faculty Senate Bylaw II, “Faculty Standing Committees” for
information on committee attendance and the role of alternates.

Primary responsibilities of the secretary include:

·
recording minutes of each meeting.

·
promptly sending approved meeting minutes to Sibbie
Weathers (weathers.sylv@uwlax.edu)
so that the minutes can be posted on the faculty senate website.

In the event the committee chooses to rotate
secretarial duties, please designate one person to be responsible
for e-mailing the meeting minutes to Sibbie Weathers.

In addition to the committee's normal duties,
I ask that the committee consider and report on the following special
charges:

Work with
existing part-time faculty, faculty with reassigned time (of
various types) and with human resources staff members to consider
possible revisions to the promotion policies and procedures
as related to these categories of faculty. See the
JPC Report for further details. Please plan to provide a
report to Faculty Senate at the December 2, 2010 meeting.

Considering
the IAS desire that the career progression process parallel
faculty promotion, decide whether the PTS committee is the appropriate
committee to monitor and update the policies and procedures
for career progression and make a recommendation concerning
any necessary bylaw changes to accomplish this. Please plan
to provide a report to Faculty Senate at the October 28,
2010 meeting.

If you have
any questions about the charges, please feel free to contact me.

Finally, if the Senate Executive Committee
or I can assist your committee in any way during the year, please
do not hesitate to ask.